Wireless Telecommunications Blogs

October 2, 2014 - 11:40 am

Roger C. Sherman | Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

In the 1980s, the FCC launched the 800 MHz Cellular...

September 12, 2014 - 8:03 am

John Leibovitz | Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Preparations for the AWS-3 auction are ramping up. Applications must be submitted before 6pm ET...

August 1, 2014 - 11:01 am

Roger C. Sherman | Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Today, Chairman Wheeler circulated a proposal to open new opportunities for small and growing...

April 23, 2014 - 1:00 pm

John Leibovitz | Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

In a speech last month at the Brookings Institution, the Chairman issued a challenge – let’s...

February 21, 2014 - 11:47 am

Consumers often question why they may not have the choice of using their existing mobile...

January 13, 2014 - 3:25 pm

Roger C. Sherman | Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Part of our job at the FCC is to keep pace with new technologies and, indeed, to create an...

December 5, 2013 - 4:00 pm

The Federal Communications Commission’s proposal on inflight mobile wireless services on...

November 22, 2013 - 4:13 pm

Roger Sherman | Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

There has been great deal of public discussion since the Commission announced yesterday that it...

November 18, 2013 - 4:15 pm

Dr. David A. Bray | FCC Chief Information Officer

I recently was fortunate enough to visit the FCC's Gettysburg facility and meet several...

June 21, 2013 - 11:15 am

Ruth Milkman | Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

The FCC’s incentive auction task force is making progress towards holding the world’s...